"He's injured!"
"This is terrifying!"
"This is impossible!"
"Watch out!!!"
As cries of shock, regret, and alarm erupted, the scene reflected in everyone's eyes suddenly took an unbelievable turn.
Just as the two charging Feihou beasts opened their enormous jaws, manipulating the flow of time through the Law of Time Origin, and were about to tear Jiang Li apart in an instant—
His figure vanished without warning and reappeared in the very spot where he had been several seconds earlier.
Around the young man in white, strange ripples of temporal energy quietly flowed.
The moment they witnessed this scene, all 1,008 Immortals from the various universe countries on the plaza widened their eyes.
Even these eternal beings, who had existed for countless ages, were shaken to their very core.
"That's impossible! It can't be the Space Law's 'Instant Relocation of Fixed Objects'!"
"Nor can it be true teleportation!"
A movement technique combined with the Space Origin Law to achieve ultimate teleportation?
That was simply impossible!
Even if Jiang Li had completely mastered the Space Origin Law, he still couldn't accomplish such a feat.
Why?
Because his physical body simply wasn't strong enough to withstand the infinite pressure generated by spatial teleportation. Attempting it by force would only cause his body to collapse into dust.
Then there was only one possibility.
"Temporal-Spatial Shift?!"
"The preliminary fusion of Time and Space? Even with perfect mastery of the Space Law, he shouldn't be capable of this!"
"My heavens!"
"He actually comprehended the Law of Time as well?!"
Voices filled with utter disbelief rang out from the Immortals across the plaza.
The peerless geniuses participating in the Genius Battle were equally stunned, staring blankly at the white-clothed figure flickering through time upon the floating screen.
At this moment...
They had become almost numb.
None of them could imagine how, for the endless years ahead, they would all have to live beneath Jiang Li's shadow.
Within the divine palaces representing each universe country, cries of astonishment echoed as well.
Yet mixed within that astonishment was a trace of regret.
"Is that Temporal-Spatial Shift?"
Inside the Qianwu Universe Country.
Upon the throne within the vast palace, the Qianwu Universe Country Lord—one of the mightiest among Universe Venerables—abruptly rose to his feet. Brilliant light flashed across his eyes as he looked toward Wanshan Venerable, who remained seated as steady as a mountain.
His expression was filled with astonishment.
"Using the circulation of Laws to convert Space into Time... this is the first stage of the Skywind Secret Art—Temporal-Spatial Shift."
"You requested my *Time and Wind* manual..."
"...was it for your disciple, Jiang Li?"
Seated opposite Wanshan Venerable, Skywind Venerable, whose entire body radiated divine power, finally became clearly visible.
His face was flawless beyond compare.
Yet now his brows were tightly furrowed.
"Wanshan... have you lost your mind?"
"Time and Space repel one another."
Bright Fox Venerable, who had initially been filled with excitement, now spoke with deep concern.
"Wanshan, you'll ruin him."
Perhaps others didn't understand.
But these Universe Venerables, who had lived for billions of years, knew perfectly well that although the two supreme Laws could theoretically merge...
Their very essence rejected each other.
Even Universe Venerables themselves couldn't achieve perfect fusion.
How could Jiang Li possibly accomplish it?
"I have faith in him."
Wanshan Venerable's gaze remained unwavering.
Watching the white-clothed youth face the overwhelming swarm of Feihou, he declared word by word,
"With talent like his, if he doesn't pursue the ultimate path... then what meaning is there in becoming merely an ordinary Immortal?"
"My old friend..."
The Qianwu Universe Country Lord sighed before reminding him,
"Do you remember Kedi... the youngest disciple of the Chaos City Lord?"
"How monstrous was his talent?"
"And yet..."
At those words,
Wanshan Venerable fell silent.
As the greatest genius Humanity had produced over billions of years, he naturally knew exactly how terrifying Kedi had been.
Yet even such an unparalleled genius had ultimately been trapped forever at the peak of the World Master realm, unable to step into eternity.
Had he become Immortal...
Would the Bug Race ever have succeeded in plotting his death?
Every Venerable understood one truth.
If one could not achieve Immortality...
Then no matter how dazzling one's talent, after millions of years it would amount to nothing more than a fleeting illusion.
The same discussion was taking place within the Barbaric Universe Country.
The towering Tonghuang Universe Country Lord also let out a long sigh.
"Mastering both supreme Laws at the same time..."
"I'm afraid Jiang Li's path ends at the World Master realm."
The road to Immortality was unimaginably difficult.
Yet he actually dared to touch the Law of Time?
Following the path of Space led to becoming a Space Venerable.
Following the path of Time led to becoming a Time Venerable.
But those who attempted to cultivate both Time and Space before becoming Immortal...
Across countless cosmic eras, not a single one had successfully reached Immortality.
Every one of them ultimately stopped at the World Master realm.
One had to understand—
Since the birth of the universe itself, there had perhaps been only two people who comprehended more than two Laws while still at the Stellar level.
Yet among Universe-level warriors, Domain Lords, and World Masters...
How many unparalleled geniuses had attempted to blaze this impossible road?
Kedi...
General Luo...
And many others.
In the end, they either remained forever at the World Master realm, perished midway, or slowly exhausted their lifespan.
"It's too difficult!"
"Is he finally going to lose?!"
On the screen—
Countless frenzied Feihou beasts blotted out the heavens.
Boundless lightning covered every possible temporal-spatial point where Jiang Li might appear.
Every dazzling flash of sword light was smashed apart, torn to pieces, or completely obliterated beneath the terrifying might of the thunder.
Sword light swept across the battlefield.
Every slash Jiang Li unleashed exploded with the absolute limit of his virtual body's power, carrying both wind and thunder within it.
"Slash!"
Yet even so,
The Feihou, masters of the Law of Time Origin, effortlessly avoided Jiang Li's fatal strike.
Their counterattacks intertwined through different streams of time, completely suppressing him until he had no opportunity to retaliate.
"Break!"
Covered in wounds, his white robes already soaked crimson with blood, Jiang Li roared in fury.
The Sword World Domain erupted layer upon layer.
"Rumble—!!"
Facing the suicidal assault of countless Feihou...
Jiang Li was eventually engulfed by endless lightning.
Relying on sheer determination, while enduring grievous injuries, he survived for a full ten days.
Out of 1,000 Feihou...
The Great Demon King, Jiang Li, killed 520.
From the fourth floor of the seventh Trial Tower alone...
He earned 5.2 billion points.
Adding his previous total...
His score reached—
42.9 billion points!
Rank—
First in history!
"Haaa..."
The entire plaza...
Indeed, the whole Human Race throughout the universe...
Was utterly shaken.
Facing one thousand Feihou, each possessing combat power comparable to the Grim Reaper Berran...
Jiang Li had exhausted every technique, revealed every trump card, and still forced his way through.
If his earlier effortless victories had demonstrated overwhelming destructive power...
Then the fourth floor of the Trial Tower had unquestionably displayed his ultimate ability to survive.
Dragging his heavily wounded body...
Jiang Li stepped onto the fifth floor of the seventh Trial Tower.
At that very moment—
The Virtual Universe Company's official website released the latest update on the Universe Human Peak Genius Battle.
"Up until today..."
"This Genius Battle has become the greatest Grand Finals in the history of the Virtual Universe Company!"
"At this moment..."
"There is still one participant alive within the Trial Space!"
"He is..."
"The Great Demon King, Jiang Li, from the Qianwu Universe Country!"
"The Great Demon King Jiang Li!"
"Clad in white, he shook the heavens with a single sword and suppressed the galaxy!"
"From the very beginning of this Genius Battle's trial stage, he has remained far ahead of everyone else, crushing every peerless genius of his generation with unrivaled dominance."
"Even the Grim Reaper Berran, hailed as the greatest genius in dozens of generations, was decisively defeated by him!"
"The records that had remained untouched for countless ages..."
"The records no one had broken through endless years..."
"...have all been shattered beneath the feet of this genius from the Qianwu Universe Country!"
"Let us offer him our sincerest blessings..."
"And pray that he creates yet another miracle!"
The latest promotional video spread throughout the Virtual Universe Network.
Across the entire Human Territory—
All 1,008 universe countries...
Countless billions of star systems...
The innumerable branches of humanity...
Even the countless affiliated races...
Every living being watched with incomparable tension, excitement, and anticipation.
All of them waited...
For the final result.
For a result that would rewrite the history of an entire cosmic era.
At this moment—
To all of humanity,
Jiang Li had become the brightest new star in the history of the Human Race—
A legend unlike any before or after him.
"Jiang Li!"
"Jiang Li!"
"Jiang Li!"
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